1 #ifndef REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H
2 #define REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H
5 * Data structures and functions for the internal use of the refs
6 * module. Code outside of the refs module should use only the public
7 * functions defined in "refs.h", and should *not* include this file.
11 * Flag passed to lock_ref_sha1_basic() telling it to tolerate broken
12 * refs (i.e., because the reference is about to be deleted anyway).
14 #define REF_DELETING 0x02
17 * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when a loose ref is being
18 * pruned. This flag must only be used when REF_NODEREF is set.
20 #define REF_ISPRUNING 0x04
23 * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the reference should be
24 * updated to new_sha1.
26 #define REF_HAVE_NEW 0x08
29 * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when old_sha1 should be
32 #define REF_HAVE_OLD 0x10
35 * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the lockfile needs to be
38 #define REF_NEEDS_COMMIT 0x20
41 * 0x40 is REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG, so skip it if you're adding a
42 * value to ref_update::flags
46 * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
47 * update but not actually perform it. This is used when a symbolic
48 * ref update is split up.
50 #define REF_LOG_ONLY 0x80
53 * Internal flag, meaning that the containing ref_update was via an
56 #define REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD 0x100
59 * Return true iff refname is minimally safe. "Safe" here means that
60 * deleting a loose reference by this name will not do any damage, for
61 * example by causing a file that is not a reference to be deleted.
62 * This function does not check that the reference name is legal; for
63 * that, use check_refname_format().
65 * We consider a refname that starts with "refs/" to be safe as long
66 * as any ".." components that it might contain do not escape "refs/".
67 * Names that do not start with "refs/" are considered safe iff they
68 * consist entirely of upper case characters and '_' (like "HEAD" and
69 * "MERGE_HEAD" but not "config" or "FOO/BAR").
71 int refname_is_safe(const char *refname);
74 /* object was peeled successfully: */
78 * object cannot be peeled because the named object (or an
79 * object referred to by a tag in the peel chain), does not
84 /* object cannot be peeled because it is not a tag: */
87 /* ref_entry contains no peeled value because it is a symref: */
91 * ref_entry cannot be peeled because it is broken (i.e., the
92 * symbolic reference cannot even be resolved to an object
99 * Peel the named object; i.e., if the object is a tag, resolve the
100 * tag recursively until a non-tag is found. If successful, store the
101 * result to sha1 and return PEEL_PEELED. If the object is not a tag
102 * or is not valid, return PEEL_NON_TAG or PEEL_INVALID, respectively,
103 * and leave sha1 unchanged.
105 enum peel_status peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sha1);
108 * Return 0 if a reference named refname could be created without
109 * conflicting with the name of an existing reference. Otherwise,
110 * return a negative value and write an explanation to err. If extras
111 * is non-NULL, it is a list of additional refnames with which refname
112 * is not allowed to conflict. If skip is non-NULL, ignore potential
113 * conflicts with refs in skip (e.g., because they are scheduled for
114 * deletion in the same operation). Behavior is undefined if the same
115 * name is listed in both extras and skip.
117 * Two reference names conflict if one of them exactly matches the
118 * leading components of the other; e.g., "foo/bar" conflicts with
119 * both "foo" and with "foo/bar/baz" but not with "foo/bar" or
122 * extras and skip must be sorted.
124 int verify_refname_available(const char *newname,
125 const struct string_list *extras,
126 const struct string_list *skip,
130 * Copy the reflog message msg to buf, which has been allocated sufficiently
131 * large, while cleaning up the whitespaces. Especially, convert LF to space,
132 * because reflog file is one line per entry.
134 int copy_reflog_msg(char *buf, const char *msg);
136 int should_autocreate_reflog(const char *refname);
139 * Information needed for a single ref update. Set new_sha1 to the new
140 * value or to null_sha1 to delete the ref. To check the old value
141 * while the ref is locked, set (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) and set
142 * old_sha1 to the old value, or to null_sha1 to ensure the ref does
143 * not exist before update.
148 * If (flags & REF_HAVE_NEW), set the reference to this value:
150 unsigned char new_sha1[20];
153 * If (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD), check that the reference
154 * previously had this value:
156 unsigned char old_sha1[20];
159 * One or more of REF_HAVE_NEW, REF_HAVE_OLD, REF_NODEREF,
160 * REF_DELETING, REF_ISPRUNING, REF_LOG_ONLY, and
161 * REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD:
165 struct ref_lock *lock;
170 * If this ref_update was split off of a symref update via
171 * split_symref_update(), then this member points at that
172 * update. This is used for two purposes:
173 * 1. When reporting errors, we report the refname under which
174 * the update was originally requested.
175 * 2. When we read the old value of this reference, we
176 * propagate it back to its parent update for recording in
177 * the latter's reflog.
179 struct ref_update *parent_update;
181 const char refname[FLEX_ARRAY];
185 * Add a ref_update with the specified properties to transaction, and
186 * return a pointer to the new object. This function does not verify
187 * that refname is well-formed. new_sha1 and old_sha1 are only
188 * dereferenced if the REF_HAVE_NEW and REF_HAVE_OLD bits,
189 * respectively, are set in flags.
191 struct ref_update *ref_transaction_add_update(
192 struct ref_transaction *transaction,
193 const char *refname, unsigned int flags,
194 const unsigned char *new_sha1,
195 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
199 * Transaction states.
200 * OPEN: The transaction is in a valid state and can accept new updates.
201 * An OPEN transaction can be committed.
202 * CLOSED: A closed transaction is no longer active and no other operations
203 * than free can be used on it in this state.
204 * A transaction can either become closed by successfully committing
205 * an active transaction or if there is a failure while building
206 * the transaction thus rendering it failed/inactive.
208 enum ref_transaction_state {
209 REF_TRANSACTION_OPEN = 0,
210 REF_TRANSACTION_CLOSED = 1
214 * Data structure for holding a reference transaction, which can
215 * consist of checks and updates to multiple references, carried out
216 * as atomically as possible. This structure is opaque to callers.
218 struct ref_transaction {
219 struct ref_update **updates;
222 enum ref_transaction_state state;
225 int files_log_ref_write(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
226 const unsigned char *new_sha1, const char *msg,
227 int flags, struct strbuf *err);
230 * Check for entries in extras that are within the specified
231 * directory, where dirname is a reference directory name including
232 * the trailing slash (e.g., "refs/heads/foo/"). Ignore any
233 * conflicting references that are found in skip. If there is a
234 * conflicting reference, return its name.
236 * extras and skip must be sorted lists of reference names. Either one
237 * can be NULL, signifying the empty list.
239 const char *find_descendant_ref(const char *dirname,
240 const struct string_list *extras,
241 const struct string_list *skip);
243 int rename_ref_available(const char *oldname, const char *newname);
245 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic refs. Only within reason, though */
246 #define SYMREF_MAXDEPTH 5
248 /* Include broken references in a do_for_each_ref*() iteration: */
249 #define DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN 0x01
252 * The common backend for the for_each_*ref* functions
254 int do_for_each_ref(const char *submodule, const char *base,
255 each_ref_fn fn, int trim, int flags, void *cb_data);
258 * Read the specified reference from the filesystem or packed refs
259 * file, non-recursively. Set type to describe the reference, and:
261 * - If refname is the name of a normal reference, fill in sha1
262 * (leaving referent unchanged).
264 * - If refname is the name of a symbolic reference, write the full
265 * name of the reference to which it refers (e.g.
266 * "refs/heads/master") to referent and set the REF_ISSYMREF bit in
267 * type (leaving sha1 unchanged). The caller is responsible for
268 * validating that referent is a valid reference name.
270 * WARNING: refname might be used as part of a filename, so it is
271 * important from a security standpoint that it be safe in the sense
272 * of refname_is_safe(). Moreover, for symrefs this function sets
273 * referent to whatever the repository says, which might not be a
274 * properly-formatted or even safe reference name. NEITHER INPUT NOR
275 * OUTPUT REFERENCE NAMES ARE VALIDATED WITHIN THIS FUNCTION.
277 * Return 0 on success. If the ref doesn't exist, set errno to ENOENT
278 * and return -1. If the ref exists but is neither a symbolic ref nor
279 * a sha1, it is broken; set REF_ISBROKEN in type, set errno to
280 * EINVAL, and return -1. If there is another error reading the ref,
281 * set errno appropriately and return -1.
283 * Backend-specific flags might be set in type as well, regardless of
286 * It is OK for refname to point into referent. If so:
288 * - if the function succeeds with REF_ISSYMREF, referent will be
289 * overwritten and the memory formerly pointed to by it might be
290 * changed or even freed.
292 * - in all other cases, referent will be untouched, and therefore
293 * refname will still be valid and unchanged.
295 int read_raw_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1,
296 struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type);
298 #endif /* REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H */